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Exhibit 99.1

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SBA Communications Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results;

Updates Full Year 2022 Outlook; and Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

Boca Raton, Florida, October 31, 2022 (BUSINESS NEWSWIRE) — SBA Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: SBAC) (“SBA” or the “Company”) today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2022.

Highlights of the third quarter include:

 

   

Net income of $99.8 million or $0.91 per share

 

   

AFFO per share increased 15.1% over the prior year period on a constant currency basis

 

   

Total revenue of $675.6 million, representing a 14.6% growth over the prior year period

 

   

On October 11, 2022, we closed on our previously announced deal to purchase 2,632 sites in Brazil

In addition, the Company announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.71 per share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. The distribution is payable December 15, 2022 to the shareholders of record at the close of business on November 17, 2022.

“We produced great results in the third quarter, exceeding consensus and our own estimates,” stated Jeffrey Stoops, President and CEO. “Our results evidence the high levels of wireless deployment across our markets, driven mostly by 5G domestically and 4G in our international markets. Wireless carrier activity was, and remains, robust across most of our markets. We believe activity will remain strong into 2023 and perhaps beyond, given the size and scope of our customers’ 5G deployment plans. We continue to execute very well, driving record revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, AFFO and return on invested capital in the quarter. Due to these strong results, we ended the quarter with a net debt/annualized adjusted EBITDA ratio below the low-end of our target range, positioning us well for the closing of the previously announced acquisition of 2,632 additional towers in Brazil which we completed in early October. The integration of those additional towers is proceeding smoothly and ahead of plan. With this acquisition, we expect to grow our portfolio of owned tower sites approximately 15% this year, positioning us well for future growth on what we believe are very attractive terms. As a result of these positive results, prospects and investment, we are again increasing our 2022 Outlook across all key financial metrics, and we expect to end the year at or below the low-end of our net debt/annualized adjusted EBITDA ratio target range”.

 

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Operating Results

The table below details select financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and comparisons to the prior year period.

 

     Q3 2022      Q3 2021      $ Change      % Change     % Change
excluding
FX (1)
 
Consolidated    ($ in millions, except per share amounts)  

Site leasing revenue

   $ 587.3      $ 535.5      $ 51.8        9.7     10.3

Site development revenue

     88.3        53.8        34.5        64.1     64.1

Tower cash flow (1)

     464.1        428.1        36.0        8.4     8.9

Net income

     99.8        47.8        52.0        108.8     35.1

Earnings per share - diluted

     0.91        0.43        0.48        111.6     36.9

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

     446.8        407.0        39.8        9.8     10.2

AFFO (1)

     339.4        302.5        36.9        12.2     12.7

AFFO per share (1)

     3.10        2.71        0.39        14.4     15.1

 

(1)

See the reconciliations and other disclosures under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” later in this press release.

Total revenues in the third quarter of 2022 were $675.6 million compared to $589.3 million in the prior year period, an increase of 14.6%. Site leasing revenue in the third quarter of 2022 of $587.3 million was comprised of domestic site leasing revenue of $449.6 million and international site leasing revenue of $137.7 million. Domestic cash site leasing revenue in the third quarter of 2022 was $437.2 million compared to $415.4 million in the prior year period, an increase of 5.3%. International cash site leasing revenue in the third quarter of 2022 was $138.4 million compared to $109.8 million in the prior year period, an increase of 26.1%, or 29.1% on a constant currency basis. Site development revenues in the third quarter of 2022 were $88.3 million compared to $53.8 million in the prior year period, an increase of 64.1%.

Site leasing operating profit in the third quarter of 2022 was $475.3 million, an increase of 8.8% over the prior year period. Site leasing contributed 95.4% of the Company’s total operating profit in the third quarter of 2022. Domestic site leasing segment operating profit in the third quarter of 2022 was $383.2 million, an increase of 6.0% over the prior year period. International site leasing segment operating profit in the third quarter of 2022 was $92.1 million, an increase of 22.3% from the prior year period.

Tower Cash Flow in the third quarter of 2022 of $464.1 million was comprised of Domestic Tower Cash Flow of $370.9 million and International Tower Cash Flow of $93.2 million. Domestic Tower Cash Flow in the third quarter of 2022 increased 5.5% over the prior year period and International Tower Cash Flow increased 21.4% over the prior year period, or increased 24.2% on a constant currency basis. Tower Cash Flow Margin was 80.6% in the third quarter of 2022, as compared to 81.5% for the prior year period.

Net income in the third quarter of 2022 was $99.8 million, or $0.91 per share, and included a $25.5 million loss, net of taxes, on the currency-related remeasurement of U.S. dollar denominated intercompany loans with foreign subsidiaries. Net income in the third quarter of 2021 was $47.8 million, or $0.43 per share, and included a $45.0 million loss, net of taxes, on the currency-related remeasurement of U.S. dollar denominated intercompany loans with foreign subsidiaries.

Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter of 2022 was $446.8 million, a 9.8% increase over the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA Margin in the third quarter of 2022 was 67.3% compared to 70.3% in the prior year period.

Net Cash Interest Expense in the third quarter of 2022 was $84.1 million compared to $88.3 million in the prior year period, a decrease of 4.8%.

 

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AFFO in the third quarter of 2022 was $339.4 million, a 12.2% increase over the prior year period. AFFO per share in the third quarter of 2022 was $3.10, a 14.4% increase over the prior year period, or 15.1% on a constant currency basis.

Investing Activities

During the third quarter of 2022, SBA acquired 131 communication sites for total cash consideration of $54.9 million. SBA also built 113 towers during the third quarter of 2022. As of September 30, 2022, SBA owned or operated 36,519 communication sites, 17,401 of which are located in the United States and its territories and 19,118 of which are located internationally. In addition, the Company spent $9.1 million to purchase land and easements and to extend lease terms. Total cash capital expenditures for the third quarter of 2022 were $122.5 million, consisting of $12.6 million of non-discretionary cash capital expenditures (tower maintenance and general corporate) and $109.9 million of discretionary cash capital expenditures (new tower builds, tower augmentations, acquisitions, and purchasing land and easements).

On October 11, 2022, the Company completed the previously announced acquisition of 2,632 sites from Grupo TorreSur in Brazil for approximately $725.0 million in cash. The Company used borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and cash on hand to fund the acquisition.

Additionally, subsequent to the third quarter of 2022, the Company purchased or is under contract to purchase 34 communication sites for an aggregate consideration of $28.5 million in cash. The Company anticipates that these acquisitions will be consummated by the end of the first quarter of 2023.

Financing Activities and Liquidity

SBA ended the third quarter of 2022 with $12.4 billion of total debt, $9.4 billion of total secured debt, $297.5 million of cash and cash equivalents, short-term restricted cash, and short-term investments, and $12.1 billion of Net Debt. SBA’s Net Debt and Net Secured Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDA Leverage Ratios were 6.8x and 5.1x, respectively.

As of the date of this press release, the Company had $995.0 million outstanding under its $1.5 billion Revolving Credit Facility.

The Company did not repurchase any shares of its Class A common stock during the third quarter of 2022. As of the date of this filing, the Company has $504.7 million of authorization remaining under its approved repurchase plan.

In the third quarter of 2022, the Company declared and paid a cash dividend of $76.7 million.

Outlook

The Company is updating its full year 2022 Outlook for anticipated results. The Outlook provided is based on a number of assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable at the time of this press release. Information regarding potential risks that could cause the actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements is set forth below and in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company’s full year 2022 Outlook assumes the acquisitions of only those communication sites under contract and anticipated to close at the time of this press release. The Company may spend additional capital in 2022 on acquiring revenue producing assets not yet identified or under contract, the impact of which is not reflected in the 2022 guidance. The Outlook also does not contemplate any additional repurchases of the Company’s stock or new debt financings during 2022, although the Company may ultimately spend capital to repurchase additional stock or issue new debt during the remainder of the year.

 

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The Company’s Outlook assumes an average foreign currency exchange rate of 5.30 Brazilian Reais to 1.0 U.S. Dollar, 1.35 Canadian Dollars to 1.0 U.S. Dollar, 2,330 Tanzanian shillings to 1.0 U.S. Dollar, and 17.90 South African Rand to 1.0 U.S. Dollar throughout the last quarter of 2022.

 

(in millions, except per share amounts)    Full Year 2022      Change from
August 1, 2022
Outlook (7)
    Change from
August 1, 2022
Outlook
Excluding FX
 

Site leasing revenue (1)

   $ 2,325.0        to      $ 2,335.0      $ 23.0     $ 22.0  

Site development revenue

   $ 291.0        to      $ 301.0      $ 26.0     $ 26.0  

Total revenues

   $ 2,616.0        to      $ 2,636.0      $ 49.0     $ 48.0  

Tower Cash Flow (2)

   $ 1,844.0        to      $ 1,854.0      $ 18.0     $ 17.0  

Adjusted EBITDA (2)

   $ 1,763.0        to      $ 1,773.0      $ 27.0     $ 26.0  

Net cash interest expense (3)

   $ 338.0        to      $ 343.0      $ 3.0     $ 3.0  

Non-discretionary cash capital expenditures (4)

   $ 48.0        to      $ 53.0      $ (0.5   $ (0.5

AFFO (2)

   $ 1,326.0        to      $ 1,350.0      $ 18.0     $ 17.0  

AFFO per share (2) (5)

   $ 12.12        to      $ 12.34      $ 0.18     $ 0.17  

Discretionary cash capital expenditures (6)

   $ 1,380.0        to      $ 1,390.0      $ (35.0   $ (36.0

 

(1)

The Company’s Outlook for site leasing revenue includes revenue associated with pass through reimbursable expenses.

(2)

See the reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure presented below under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

(3)

Net cash interest expense is defined as interest expense less interest income. Net cash interest expense does not include amortization of deferred financing fees or non-cash interest expense.

(4)

Consists of tower maintenance and general corporate capital expenditures.

(5)

Outlook for AFFO per share is calculated by dividing the Company’s outlook for AFFO by an assumed weighted average number of diluted common shares of 109.4 million. Outlook does not include the impact of any potential future repurchases of the Company’s stock during 2022.

(6)

Consists of new tower builds, tower augmentations, communication site acquisitions and ground lease purchases. Does not include expenditures for acquisitions of revenue producing assets not under contract at the date of this press release.

(7)

Changes from prior outlook are measured based on the midpoint of outlook ranges provided.

Conference Call Information

SBA Communications Corporation will host a conference call on Monday, October 31, 2022 at 5:00 PM (EDT) to discuss the quarterly results. The call may be accessed as follows:

 

When:    Monday, October 31, 2022 at 5:00 PM (EDT)
Dial-in Number:    (877) 692-8955
Access Code:    1502503
Conference Name:    SBA Third quarter 2022 results
Replay Available:    October 31, 2022 at 11:00 PM to November 14, 2022 at 12:00 AM (TZ: Eastern)
Replay Number:    (866) 207-1041 – Access Code: 7277834
Internet Access:    www.sbasite.com

 

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Information Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and our earnings call include forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the Company’s expectations or beliefs regarding (i) customer activity and demand for the Company’s wireless communications infrastructure into 2023 and beyond, both domestically and internationally, and the impact of customer 4G and 5G deployment plans on such demand, (ii) the Company’s future capital allocation, (iii) the Company’s financial and operational performance in 2022, the assumptions it made and the drivers contributing to its updated full year guidance, (iv) the Company’s net debt/annualized adjusted EBITDA ratio at the end of 2022, (v) the timing of closing for currently pending acquisitions, (vi) integration of the recently completed Brazil acquisition, (vii) the Company’s tower portfolio growth for 2022 and positioning for, and terms of, future growth, (viii) foreign exchange rates and their impact on the Company’s financial and operational guidance and our 2022 Outlook.

The Company wishes to caution readers that these forward-looking statements may be affected by the risks and uncertainties in the Company’s business as well as other important factors may have affected and could in the future affect the Company’s actual results and could cause the Company’s actual results for subsequent periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made by or on behalf of the Company. With respect to the Company’s expectations regarding all of these statements, including its financial and operational guidance, such risk factors include, but are not limited to: (1) the impact of recent macro-economic conditions, including increasing interest rates, inflation and financial market volatility on (a) the ability and willingness of wireless service providers to maintain or increase their capital expenditures (b) the Company’s business and results of operations, and on foreign currency exchange rates and (c) consumer demand for wireless services, (2) the economic climate for the wireless communications industry in general and the wireless communications infrastructure providers in particular in the United States, Brazil, South Africa, Tanzania, and in other international markets; (3) the Company’s ability to accurately identify and manage any risks associated with its acquired sites, to effectively integrate such sites into its business and to achieve the anticipated financial results; (4) the Company’s ability to secure and retain as many site leasing tenants as planned at anticipated lease rates; (5) the Company’s ability to manage expenses and cash capital expenditures at anticipated levels; (6) the impact of continued consolidation among wireless service providers in the U.S. and internationally, including the impact of the completed T-Mobile and Sprint merger, on the Company’s leasing revenue and the ability of Dish to compete as a nationwide carrier; (7) the Company’s ability to successfully manage the risks associated with international operations, including risks associated with foreign currency exchange rates; (8) the Company’s ability to secure and deliver anticipated services business at contemplated margins; (9) the Company’s ability to acquire land underneath towers on terms that are accretive; (10) the Company’s ability to obtain future financing at commercially reasonable rates or at all; (11) the Company’s ability to achieve the new builds targets included in its anticipated annual portfolio growth goals, which will depend, among other things, on obtaining zoning and regulatory approvals, weather, availability of labor and supplies and other factors beyond the Company’s control that could affect the Company’s ability to build additional towers in 2022; and (12) the Company’s ability to meet its total portfolio growth, which will depend, in addition to the new build risks, on the Company’s ability to identify and acquire sites at prices and upon terms that will provide accretive portfolio growth, competition from third parties for such acquisitions and our ability to negotiate the terms of, and acquire, these potential tower portfolios on terms that meet our internal return criteria.

With respect to its expectations regarding the ability to close pending acquisitions, these factors also include satisfactorily completing due diligence, the amount and quality of due diligence that the Company is able to complete prior to closing of any acquisition, the ability to receive required regulatory approval, the ability and willingness of each party to fulfill their respective closing conditions and their contractual obligations and the availability of cash on hand or borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility to fund the consideration, its ability to accurately anticipate the future performance of the acquired towers and any challenges or costs associated with the integration of such towers. With respect to the repurchases under the Company’s stock repurchase program, the amount of shares repurchased, if any, and the timing of such repurchases will depend on, among other things, the trading price of the Company’s common stock, which may be positively or negatively impacted by the repurchase program, market and business conditions, the availability of stock, the Company’s financial performance or determinations following the date of this announcement in order to use the Company’s funds for other purposes. Furthermore, the Company’s forward-looking statements and its 2022 outlook assumes that the Company continues to qualify for treatment as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes and that the

 

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Company’s business is currently operated in a manner that complies with the REIT rules and that it will be able to continue to comply with and conduct its business in accordance with such rules. In addition, these forward-looking statements and the information in this press release is qualified in its entirety by cautionary statements and risk factor disclosures contained in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 1, 2022.

This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures and the other Regulation G information is presented below under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

This press release will be available on our website at www.sbasite.com.

About SBA Communications Corporation

SBA Communications Corporation is a first choice provider and leading owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in North, Central, and South America, South Africa, the Philippines, and Tanzania. By “Building Better Wireless,” SBA generates revenue from two primary businesses – site leasing and site development services. The primary focus of the Company is the leasing of antenna space on its multi-tenant communication sites to a variety of wireless service providers under long-term lease contracts. For more information please visit: www.sbasite.com.

Contacts

Mark DeRussy, CFA

Capital Markets

561-226-9531

Lynne Hopkins

Media Relations

561-226-9431

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited) (in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     For the three months     For the nine months  
     ended September 30,     ended September 30,  
     2022     2021     2022     2021  

Revenues:

        

Site leasing

   $ 587,302     $ 535,492     $ 1,726,967     $ 1,564,814  

Site development

     88,282       53,813       220,393       148,882  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     675,584       589,305       1,947,360       1,713,696  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

        

Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization shown below):

        

Cost of site leasing

     112,013       98,666       330,682       289,510  

Cost of site development

     65,540       41,357       165,809       116,172  

Selling, general, and administrative expenses (1)

     65,843       51,000       191,241       156,546  

Acquisition and new business initiatives related adjustments and expenses

     6,844       5,730       18,776       17,525  

Asset impairment and decommission costs

     8,532       9,860       25,565       18,560  

Depreciation, accretion, and amortization

     173,825       170,916       524,541       530,266  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     432,597       377,529       1,256,614       1,128,579  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     242,987       211,776       690,746       585,117  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

        

Interest income

     2,858       945       6,878       2,124  

Interest expense

     (86,961     (89,199     (253,528     (269,839

Non-cash interest expense

     (11,528     (11,820     (34,582     (35,436

Amortization of deferred financing fees

     (4,955     (4,934     (14,758     (14,690

Loss from extinguishment of debt, net

     —         —         —         (13,672

Other (expense) income, net

     (39,756     (69,804     2,262       (49,390
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other expense net

     (140,342     (174,812     (293,728     (380,903
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     102,645       36,964       397,018       204,214  

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

     (2,883     10,834       (39,797     (15,494
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     99,762       47,798       357,221       188,720  

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     247       —         929       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to SBA Communications

        

Corporation

   $ 100,009     $ 47,798     $ 358,150     $ 188,720  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per common share attributable to SBA

        

Communications Corporation:

        

Basic

   $ 0.93     $ 0.44     $ 3.32     $ 1.72  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.91     $ 0.43     $ 3.27     $ 1.70  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares

        

Basic

     107,916       109,577       107,950       109,487  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     109,358       111,565       109,416       111,329  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes non-cash compensation of $24,945 and $16,589 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $72,309 and $57,249 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except par values)

 

     September 30,     December 31,  
     2022     2021  
     (unaudited)        

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 201,211   $ 367,278

Restricted cash

     75,166     65,561

Accounts receivable, net

     116,966     101,950

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

     81,665     48,844

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     54,805     30,813
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     529,813     614,446

Property and equipment, net

     2,658,366     2,575,487

Intangible assets, net

     2,701,939     2,803,247

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

     2,325,009     2,268,470

Acquired and other right-of-use assets, net

     989,685     964,405

Other assets

     737,568     575,644
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 9,942,380   $ 9,801,699
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS, AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

    

Current Liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 44,680   $ 34,066

Accrued expenses

     96,176     68,070

Current maturities of long-term debt

     663,181     24,000

Deferred revenue

     216,927     184,380

Accrued interest

     25,106     49,096

Current lease liabilities

     255,609     238,497

Other current liabilities

     30,066     18,222
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     1,331,745     616,331

Long-term liabilities:

    

Long-term debt, net

     11,696,068     12,278,694

Long-term lease liabilities

     2,017,760     1,981,353

Other long-term liabilities

     221,022     191,475
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total long-term liabilities

     13,934,850     14,451,522

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

     40,615     17,250

Shareholders’ deficit:

    

Preferred stock - par value $0.01, 30,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding

     —         —    

Common stock - Class A, par value $0.01, 400,000 shares authorized, 107,964 shares and 108,956 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

     1,080     1,089

Additional paid-in capital

     2,756,215     2,681,347

Accumulated deficit

     (7,508,231     (7,203,531

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

     (613,894     (762,309
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ deficit

     (5,364,830     (5,283,404
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and shareholders’ deficit

   $ 9,942,380   $ 9,801,699
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited) (in thousands)

 

     For the three months  
     ended September 30,  
     2022     2021  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net income

   $ 99,762   $ 47,798

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation, accretion, and amortization

     173,825     170,916

Loss on remeasurement of U.S. denominated intercompany loans

     37,427     67,626

Non-cash compensation expense

     25,492     17,111

Non-cash asset impairment and decommission costs

     8,237     9,502

Deferred income tax benefit

     (7,480     (16,913

Other non-cash items reflected in the Statements of Operations

     19,051     20,896

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

    

Accounts receivable and costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts, net

     (25,817     (12,953

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (16,641     (22,995

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

     35,591     29,722

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     16,126     5,366

Accrued interest

     (25,734     (39,915

Long-term lease liabilities

     (33,102     (29,113

Other liabilities

     25,732     6,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     332,469     253,048
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Acquisitions

     (65,143     (57,903

Capital expenditures

     (57,377     (35,032

Sale of investments, net

     15,256     —    

Other investing activities

     1,648     (133
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (105,616     (93,068
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net repayments under Revolving Credit Facility

     (120,000     (85,000

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

     —         (115,421

Payment of dividends on common stock

     (76,664     (63,563

Proceeds from employee stock purchase/stock option plans, net of taxes

     13,222     36,987

Other financing activities

     (6,622     (9,785
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (190,064     (236,782
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

     (7,893     (7,609

NET CHANGE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH

     28,896     (84,411

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH:

    

Beginning of period

     250,978     338,810
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 279,874   $ 254,399
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Selected Capital Expenditure Detail

 

     For the three
months ended
September 30, 2022
     For the nine
months ended
September 30, 2022
 
     
     (in thousands)  

Construction and related costs

   $ 28,830      $ 72,275  

Augmentation and tower upgrades

     15,982        39,514  

Non-discretionary capital expenditures:

     

Tower maintenance

     10,579        29,975  

General corporate

     1,986        6,584  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-discretionary capital expenditures

     12,565        36,559  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capital expenditures

   $ 57,377      $ 148,348  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Communication Site Portfolio Summary

 

     Domestic      International      Total  

Sites owned at June 30, 2022

     17,395        18,902        36,297  

Sites acquired during the third quarter

     8        123        131  

Sites built during the third quarter

     1        112        113  

Sites decommissioned/reclassified during the third quarter

     (3      (19      (22
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sites owned at September 30, 2022

     17,401        19,118        36,519  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment Operating Profit and Segment Operating Profit Margin

Domestic site leasing and International site leasing are the two segments within our site leasing business. Segment operating profit is a key business metric and one of our two measures of segment profitability. The calculation of Segment operating profit for each of our segments is set forth below.

 

     Domestic Site Leasing     Int’l Site Leasing     Site Development  
     For the three months     For the three months     For the three months  
     ended September 30,     ended September 30,     ended September 30,  
     2022     2021     2022     2021     2022     2021  
            
            
     (in thousands)  

Segment revenue

   $ 449,595     $ 426,758     $ 137,707     $ 108,734     $ 88,282     $ 53,813  

Segment cost of revenues (excluding depreciation, accretion, and amort.)

     (66,423     (65,260     (45,590     (33,406     (65,540     (41,357
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment operating profit

   $ 383,172     $ 361,498     $ 92,117     $ 75,328     $ 22,742     $ 12,456  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment operating profit margin

     85.2     84.7     66.9     69.3     25.8     23.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The press release contains non-GAAP financial measures including (i) Cash Site Leasing Revenue, Tower Cash Flow, and Tower Cash Flow Margin; (ii) Adjusted EBITDA, Annualized Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin; (iii) Funds from Operations (“FFO”), Adjusted Funds from Operations (“AFFO”), and AFFO per share; (iv) Net Debt, Net Secured Debt, Leverage Ratio, and Secured Leverage Ratio (collectively, our “Non-GAAP Debt Measures”); and (v) certain financial metrics after eliminating the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates (collectively, our “Constant Currency Measures”).

We have included these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe that they provide investors additional tools in understanding our financial performance and condition.

 

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Specifically, we believe that:

(1) Cash Site Leasing Revenue and Tower Cash Flow are useful indicators of the performance of our site leasing operations;

(2) Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors or other interested parties in evaluating our financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA is the primary measure used by management (1) to evaluate the economic productivity of our operations and (2) for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to, and assessing the performance of, our operations. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA helps investors or other interested parties meaningfully evaluate and compare the results of our operations (1) from period to period and (2) to our competitors, by excluding the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest charges from our outstanding debt) and asset base (primarily depreciation, amortization and accretion) from our financial results. Management also believes Adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by investors or other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is similar to the measure of current financial performance generally used in our debt covenant calculations. Adjusted EBITDA should be considered only as a supplement to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our performance;

(3) FFO, AFFO and AFFO per share, which are metrics used by our public company peers in the communication site industry, provide investors useful indicators of the financial performance of our business and permit investors an additional tool to evaluate the performance of our business against those of our two principal competitors. FFO, AFFO, and AFFO per share are also used to address questions we receive from analysts and investors who routinely assess our operating performance on the basis of these performance measures, which are considered industry standards. We believe that FFO helps investors or other interested parties meaningfully evaluate financial performance by excluding the impact of our asset base (primarily depreciation, amortization and accretion and asset impairment and decommission costs). We believe that AFFO and AFFO per share help investors or other interested parties meaningfully evaluate our financial performance as they include (1) the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest expense on our outstanding debt) and (2) sustaining capital expenditures and exclude the impact of (1) our asset base (primarily depreciation, amortization and accretion and asset impairment and decommission costs) and (2) certain non-cash items, including straight-lined revenues and expenses related to fixed escalations and rent free periods and the non-cash portion of our reported tax provision. GAAP requires rental revenues and expenses related to leases that contain specified rental increases over the life of the lease to be recognized evenly over the life of the lease. In accordance with GAAP, if payment terms call for fixed escalations, or rent free periods, the revenue or expense is recognized on a straight-lined basis over the fixed, non-cancelable term of the contract. We only use AFFO as a performance measure. AFFO should be considered only as a supplement to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our performance and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operations or as residual cash flow available for discretionary investment. We believe our definition of FFO is consistent with how that term is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) and that our definition and use of AFFO and AFFO per share is consistent with those reported by the other communication site companies;

(4) Our Non-GAAP Debt Measures provide investors a more complete understanding of our net debt and leverage position as they include the full principal amount of our debt which will be due at maturity and, to the extent that such measures are calculated on Net Debt are net of our cash and cash equivalents, short-term restricted cash, and short-term investments; and

(5) Our Constant Currency Measures provide management and investors the ability to evaluate the performance of the business without the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

In addition, Tower Cash Flow, Adjusted EBITDA, and our Non-GAAP Debt Measures are components of the calculations used by our lenders to determine compliance with certain covenants under our Senior Credit Agreement and indentures relating to our 2020 Senior Notes and 2021 Senior Notes. These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be an alternative to any of the financial measures provided in our results of operations or our balance sheet as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Financial Metrics after Eliminating the Impact of Changes In Foreign Currency Exchange Rates

We eliminate the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates for each of the financial metrics listed in the table below by dividing the current period’s financial results by the average monthly exchange rates of the prior year period, and by eliminating the impact of the remeasurement of our intercompany loans. The table below provides the reconciliation of the reported growth rate year-over-year of each of such measures to the growth rate after eliminating the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates to such measure.

 

     Third quarter
2022 year
over year
growth rate
    Foreign
currency
impact
    Growth excluding
foreign
currency impact
 

Total site leasing revenue

     9.7     (0.6 %)      10.3

Total cash site leasing revenue

     9.6     (0.6 %)      10.2

Int’l cash site leasing revenue

     26.1     (3.0 %)      29.1

Total site leasing segment operating profit

     8.8     (0.5 %)      9.3

Int’l site leasing segment operating profit

     22.3     (2.7 %)      25.0

Total site leasing tower cash flow

     8.4     (0.5 %)      8.9

Int’l site leasing tower cash flow

     21.4     (2.8 %)      24.2

Net income

     108.8     73.7     35.1

Earnings per share - diluted

     111.6     74.7     36.9

Adjusted EBITDA

     9.8     (0.4 %)      10.2

AFFO

     12.2     (0.5 %)      12.7

AFFO per share

     14.4     (0.7 %)      15.1

Cash Site Leasing Revenue, Tower Cash Flow, and Tower Cash Flow Margin

The table below sets forth the reconciliation of Cash Site Leasing Revenue and Tower Cash Flow to their most comparable GAAP measurement and Tower Cash Flow Margin, which is calculated by dividing Tower Cash Flow by Cash Site Leasing Revenue.

 

     Domestic Site Leasing     Int’l Site Leasing     Total Site Leasing  
     For the three months     For the three months     For the three months  
     ended September 30,     ended September 30,     ended September 30,  
     2022     2021     2022     2021     2022     2021  
            
     (in thousands)  

Site leasing revenue

   $ 449,595     $ 426,758     $ 137,707     $ 108,734     $ 587,302     $ 535,492  

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

     (12,350     (11,408     664       1,016       (11,686     (10,392
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash site leasing revenue

     437,245       415,350       138,371       109,750       575,616       525,100  

Site leasing cost of revenues (excluding depreciation, accretion, and amortization)

     (66,423     (65,260     (45,590     (33,406     (112,013     (98,666

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

     82       1,346       396       388       478       1,734  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tower Cash Flow

   $ 370,904     $ 351,436     $ 93,177     $ 76,732     $ 464,081     $ 428,168  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tower Cash Flow Margin

     84.8     84.6     67.3     69.9     80.6     81.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Forecasted Tower Cash Flow for Full Year 2022

The table below sets forth the reconciliation of forecasted Tower Cash Flow set forth in the Outlook section to its most comparable GAAP measurement for the full year 2022:

 

     Full Year 2022  
     (in millions)  

Site leasing revenue

   $ 2,325.0        to      $ 2,335.0  

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

     (41.0      to        (36.0
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Cash site leasing revenue

     2,284.0        to        2,299.0  

Site leasing cost of revenues (excluding depreciation, accretion, and amortization)

     (440.0      to        (450.0

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

     —          to        5.0  
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Tower Cash Flow

   $ 1,844.0        to      $ 1,854.0  
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA, Annualized Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

The table below sets forth the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to its most comparable GAAP measurement.

 

     For the three months  
     ended September 30,  
     2022      2021  
     
     (in thousands)  

Net income

   $ 99,762      $ 47,798  

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

     (11,686      (10,392

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

     478        1,734  

Non-cash compensation

     25,492        17,111  

Other expense, net

     39,756        69,804  

Acquisition and new business initiatives related adjustments and expenses

     6,844        5,730  

Asset impairment and decommission costs

     8,532        9,860  

Interest income

     (2,858      (945

Total interest expense (1)

     103,444        105,953  

Depreciation, accretion, and amortization

     173,825        170,916  

Provision (benefit) for taxes (2)

     3,170        (10,605
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 446,759      $ 406,964  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Annualized Adjusted EBITDA (3)

   $ 1,787,036      $ 1,627,856  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Total interest expense includes interest expense, non-cash interest expense, and amortization of deferred financing fees.

(2)

For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, these amounts included $287 and $229, respectively, of franchise and gross receipts taxes reflected in the Statements of Operations in selling, general and administrative expenses.

(3)

Annualized Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA for the most recent quarter multiplied by four.

The calculation of Adjusted EBITDA Margin is as follows:

 

     For the three months  
     ended September 30,  
     2022     2021  
    
     (in thousands)  

Total revenues

   $ 675,584     $ 589,305  

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

     (11,686     (10,392
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues minus non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

   $ 663,898     $ 578,913  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 446,759     $ 406,964  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

     67.3     70.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Forecasted Adjusted EBITDA for Full Year 2022

The table below sets forth the reconciliation of the forecasted Adjusted EBITDA set forth in the Outlook section to its most comparable GAAP measurement for the full year 2022:

 

     Full Year 2022  
     (in millions)  

Net income

   $ 469.0        to      $ 504.0  

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

     (41.0      to        (36.0

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

     —          to        5.0  

Non-cash compensation

     101.5        to        96.5  

Other income, net

     (14.0      to        (14.0

Acquisition and new business initiatives related adjustments and expenses

     28.0        to        23.0  

Asset impairment and decommission costs

     36.5        to        31.5  

Interest income

     (11.0      to        (7.0

Total interest expense (1)

     419.5        to        410.5  

Depreciation, accretion, and amortization

     717.5        to        707.5  

Provision for taxes (2)

     57.0        to        52.0  
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 1,763.0        to      $ 1,773.0  
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

(1)

Total interest expense includes interest expense, non-cash interest expense, and amortization of deferred financing fees.

(2)

Includes projections for franchise taxes and gross receipts taxes, which will be reflected in the Statement of Operations in Selling, general, and administrative expenses.

 

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Funds from Operations (“FFO”), Adjusted Funds from Operations (“AFFO”), and AFFO per share

The table below sets forth the reconciliations of FFO and AFFO to their most comparable GAAP measurement.

 

     For the three months  
     ended September 30,  
(in thousands, except per share amounts)    2022      2021  

Net income

   $ 99,762      $ 47,798  

Real estate related depreciation, amortization, and accretion

     172,551        169,881  

Asset impairment and decommission costs

     8,532        9,860  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

FFO

   $ 280,845      $ 227,539  

Adjustments to FFO:

     

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

     (11,686      (10,392

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

     478        1,734  

Non-cash compensation

     25,492        17,111  

Adjustment for non-cash portion of tax benefit

     (7,480      (16,865

Non-real estate related depreciation, amortization, and accretion

     1,274        1,035  

Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts and non-cash interest expense

     16,483        16,754  

Other expense, net

     39,756        69,804  

Acquisition and new business initiatives related adjustments and expenses

     6,844        5,730  

Non-discretionary cash capital expenditures

     (12,565      (9,989
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

AFFO

   $ 339,441      $ 302,461  

Adjustments for joint venture partner interest

     (868       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

AFFO attributable to SBA Communications Corporation

   $ 338,573      $ 302,461  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares (1)

     109,358        111,565  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

AFFO per share

   $ 3.10      $ 2.71  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

AFFO per share attributable to SBA Communications Corporation

   $ 3.10      $ 2.71  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

For purposes of the AFFO per share calculation, the basic weighted average number of common shares has been adjusted to include the dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units.

 

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Forecasted AFFO for the Full Year 2022

The table below sets forth the reconciliation of the forecasted AFFO and AFFO per share set forth in the Outlook section to its most comparable GAAP measurement for the full year 2022:

 

(in millions, except per share amounts)    Full Year 2022  

Net income

   $ 469.0        to      $ 504.0  

Real estate related depreciation, amortization, and accretion

     709.0        to        704.0  

Asset impairment and decommission costs

     36.5        to        31.5  
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

FFO

   $ 1,214.5        to      $ 1,239.5  

Adjustments to FFO:

        

Non-cash straight-line leasing revenue

     (41.0      to        (36.0

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

     —          to        5.0  

Non-cash compensation

     101.5        to        96.5  

Adjustment for non-cash portion of tax provision

     16.0        to        15.0  

Non-real estate related depreciation, amortization, and accretion

     8.5        to        3.5  

Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts and non-cash interest expense

     65.5        to        65.5  

Other income, net

     (14.0      to        (14.0

Acquisition and new business initiatives related adjustments and expenses

     28.0        to        23.0  

Non-discretionary cash capital expenditures

     (53.0      to        (48.0
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

AFFO

   $ 1,326.0        to      $ 1,350.0  

Adjustments for joint venture partner interest

     (3.0      to        (3.0
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

AFFO attributable to SBA Communications Corporation

   $ 1,323.0        to      $ 1,347.0  
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares (1)

     109.4        to        109.4  
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

AFFO per share

   $ 12.12        to      $ 12.34  
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

AFFO per share attributable to SBA Communications Corporation

   $ 12.09        to      $ 12.31  
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

(1)

Our assumption for weighted average number of common shares does not contemplate any additional repurchases of the Company’s stock during 2022.

 

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Net Debt, Net Secured Debt, Leverage Ratio, and Secured Leverage Ratio

Net Debt is calculated using the notional principal amount of outstanding debt. Under GAAP policies, the notional principal amount of the Company’s outstanding debt is not necessarily reflected on the face of the Company’s financial statements.

The Net Debt and Leverage calculations are as follows:

 

     September 30,  
     2022  
     (in thousands)  

2014-2C Tower Securities

   $ 620,000  

2018-1C Tower Securities

     640,000  

2019-1C Tower Securities

     1,165,000  

2020-1C Tower Securities

     750,000  

2020-2C Tower Securities

     600,000  

2021-1C Tower Securities

     1,165,000  

2021-2C Tower Securities

     895,000  

2021-3C Tower Securities

     895,000  

Revolving Credit Facility

     410,000  

2018 Term Loan

     2,298,000  
  

 

 

 

Total secured debt

     9,438,000  

2020 Senior Notes

     1,500,000  

2021 Senior Notes

     1,500,000  
  

 

 

 

Total unsecured debt

     3,000,000  
  

 

 

 

Total debt

   $ 12,438,000  
  

 

 

 

Leverage Ratio

  

Total debt

   $ 12,438,000  

Less: Cash and cash equivalents, short-term restricted cash and short-term investments

     (297,516
  

 

 

 

Net debt

   $ 12,140,484  
  

 

 

 

Divided by: Annualized Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 1,787,036  
  

 

 

 

Leverage Ratio

     6.8x  
  

 

 

 

Secured Leverage Ratio

  

Total secured debt

   $ 9,438,000  

Less: Cash and cash equivalents, short-term restricted cash and short-term investments

     (297,516
  

 

 

 

Net Secured Debt

   $ 9,140,484  
  

 

 

 

Divided by: Annualized Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 1,787,036  
  

 

 

 

Secured Leverage Ratio

     5.1x  
  

 

 

 

 

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